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Mrs. George H. Johnson
One of the prominent pioneer families of Cedar
county, is the Wilkinson family. Philip Wilkinson
came to Iowa from Indiana in 1837 and entered land
located near the present town of Tipton. Here he
built a cabin in which he lived alone for nine years,
cutting the forest and tilling the prairie ground. In
1845 he was married to Elizabeth Anderson. The
original farm has remained continuously in the family,
being now in the possession of Philip Wilkinson's
daughter, Mrs. Drusy Moffett and her son. Perry Moffett. The subject of this sketch, Ella Wilkinson John-
son, of Iowa City, was born April 6, 1857, the daughter of these Iowa pioneers. She was educated in the
public schools of Tipton and the Iowa State University. In January, 1882, she was married at Anamosa,
Iowa, to George Henry Johnson. They have one son,
Ralph Wilkinson Johnson. She is a prominent church
woman in the United Brethren denomination. She is
president of the Iowa state branch of the Woman's
Missionary Association. She is a member of the Iowa
Woman's Club of Iowa City and has served as its president. She has also served the Toledo Woman's Club
as its president. Mrs. Johnson is a widely read
woman, one who studies and keeps abreast with the
times, although she is inclined to be conservative in
her views.
Source: The Blue Book of Iowa Women, A History of Contemporary Women (1914); Edited & compiled by Winona Evans Reeves |